In this country, at least, one has to ask the question - "what left?"
Further, the rise of a police state apparatus should cool- or at least temper- whatever good cheer we can draw from the troubles of our rulers. SR
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Carl Remick" <carlremick at hotmail.com>
> > ... Part of Mr. Bush’s legacy may well be that he robbed America of its
> >optimism ...
>
> What twaddle. Yes, if I were a capitalist, an imperialist or a religious
> fanatic, I would be pessimistic now, but I am none of the above. What GWB
> robbed America of is its *delusions.* The wheels have come off the pro-biz,
> pro-military, pro-God bandwagon of the last quarter century. For the left,
> there is every reason to be optimistic.
>
> Carl
>
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